Consensual dual agency: one broker/firm represents both parties — allowed only with informed written consent.
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Test yourself first: 5 questions
Question 1 of 5
Which agency licenses and regulates real estate licensees in Georgia?
Answer: A. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) licenses and regulates real estate salespersons, brokers, and firms in Georgia.
Question 2 of 5
Which agency is responsible for licensing and regulating real estate brokers and salespersons in Georgia?
Answer: A. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) is the state agency that administers licensing law and regulates real estate licensees in Georgia.
Question 3 of 5
Which government body is responsible for licensing and regulating real estate brokers and salespersons in Georgia?
Answer: A. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) is the state agency that licenses and regulates real estate licensees and enforces Georgia license law.
Question 4 of 5
Which Georgia agency is responsible for licensing and regulating real estate brokers and salespersons in the state?
Answer: A. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) is the state regulatory body that licenses and oversees real estate brokers, salespersons, and community association managers. Trade associations like the Georgia Association of REALTORS are private membership groups, not licensing authorities.
Question 5 of 5
Which Georgia agency is responsible for licensing real estate brokers and salespersons and for enforcing the state's license law through disciplinary action?
Answer: B. The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) administers the license law, issues and renews licenses, and conducts investigations and disciplinary hearings. Private trade associations like the Georgia Association of REALTORS do not regulate licensure.
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Must-know rules
- Agency in Georgia is governed by BRRETA (Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act).
- Common relationships: seller's agent, buyer's agent, and (with consent) dual agent.
- Designated agency: the broker assigns different affiliated licensees to represent each party.
- Consensual dual agency: one broker/firm represents both parties — allowed only with informed written consent.
- BRRETA defines the duties a broker owes to clients vs. customers.
- Agency must be disclosed; representation is created by a written brokerage engagement.
- A licensee owes loyalty, confidentiality, and reasonable skill/care to the client.
- Customers (unrepresented parties) are owed honesty and disclosure of known material defects.
Georgia Agency Model Cheat Sheet: FAQs
Is Georgia Agency Model Cheat Sheet on the real estate exam?
Yes. State License Law is a scored domain on the Georgia real estate licensing exam, and this topic appears in the state license-law portion.
Is this cheat sheet free?
Yes — every page on Cinna RE's resource library is free to read, print and share. The app adds practice questions, mock exams and a readiness score.
Does Georgia test this differently?
Georgia applies its own license law on top of the national portion. This page covers the Georgia rules specifically, which is what the state section of your exam tests.
